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Roman Brown named AMCC Player of the Week

Nice finish to season

Gibsonia, PA:Hilbert College’s Roman Brown (Buffalo, NY) was named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Week for the week ending February 22, 2010.

Despite a pair of team losses to end the Hawks season, the freshman forward stood out for the Hawks with his impressive play in the paint. He averaged 23.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg while connecting on 17 of 24 attempts from the floor for a stellar 71% shooting percentage. Brown finished the season playing well above his 12.7 ppg average against two of the top AMCC title contenders. He recorded 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and a block against Penn St. Behrend, and 25 points and 7 rebounds vs. Frostburg State.

For the season, the 2009 South Park High School graduate played in all 25 games with 18 starts and averaged 12.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. His 170 rebounds and 318 points were team leading numbers for the 3-22 (2-18) Hawks.

Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college’s engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college’s first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.